Terrible.
It does say he had a partner for 25 years before he passed away. I guess the solace is he did get to live his life, just not openly.
That was my takeaway too. That and “whoa, you can write your own obituary?”
Just have to do it ahead of time!
Is that like a solid rule? I’m not sure how I’ll feel about everything after I die.
Truly a tragedy when people cannot live their lives because of fear.
This is the part I try so hard to communicate to bigots when they go on about how gayness is just in fashion these days.
I’ll pass them this article. That straight world they remember so fondly existed because they pushed men like this into the closet with their bigotry.
They’ll probably say something like, “Well they flaunt it and shove it in my face now.”
I wish the world would just be cool.
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I’m glad he finally got to speak his truth, even if it was in death. I hope his family members read that and do some serious self-reflection.
I have a family member who had to move back home in the mid 80’s, come out to their family (on a farm in rural NC), & ask for help because they had been diagnosed with HIV & couldn’t afford the medication.
Just the strength it took to return home, knowing the shame that was sure to follow, showed me I could come out to that same family.
Really hope this obit can help some of his family members accept themselves & find a better way forward.
Wow, reading that article, you really get a sense for what a positive impact he had on the world. Such a shame he couldn’t comfortably live the life he deserved.